Tongue-truck.



APPLICATION TILBD OUT. mi, 193.3.

LINNIE J. WELEHL OF '.PLlI VVILLE, ILLIIFTS.

TONGUE-TRUCK.

To ZZ 107mm z5 may concern:

Be it known that l, LINNIE J. vlfieiisn, n. citizen of the IUnited. lll'zites, residing :it Pluinville, in 'the county-of ifidznns and State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Tongiie-lrucks; und l do hereby7 declare the following to be :i full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as 'will enable others skilled in the nrt to which it eppertein's to ineke and use-the seme.

rthis invention .relates to trucks, and more particularly to tongue trucks, and the principal object thereolI is to provide e truck for supporting the tongues of heavy wagons or .turni nnnxhinery.

Another object of the invention is to previde :i truck oi,I the class described einbodying adjustable ineens 'for supporting tongues of dili'erent heights from the ground- A further object of the invention is the provision of n truck of the class described which will be simple, durable, eilieient in operation, :ind inexpensive to ninnufzn'ture.

lilith these und other objects in View the invention resides in the es; isti-notion, cointion, :ind fnrmigemrnt oi ports hereinmiler inorejl'ully described :ind cluiined Lind illustrated in the :icconipnIrving drinving .in which like elmrncters oi' reference indicate ,like nu-ts throughout the various figures of Figure l, represents e. side elevntioinil 'View the truc-k showingthe suine attached to the tongue of i fnrni nnnzhine. Fig. 2, reines-ents n horizontsl, sectional view on the line Q-2 of Fig. l. 3, represents -n vertical. transverse, sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. l. Fig. it represents n side elevetimml view of the adjusting post.

Referring n'lore particularly to the drawingn represents the tongue of i heen7 forni inziohine or wagon to the opposite sides of which are secured the side bars G which cornpriee s tongue chnnp, said bers being secured :it their reni' ends to the outer end of the 'tongue by ineens of bolts, 7. The outer endsoif the bars forming the tongue clamp are oil) set upwtndiv 'troni the rear ends thereof, sind between the outer ends oi the otl set portions 8 of the bars :i guide block Sl is secured, said block having oppositely disposed flanges .l on the upper one lower sides thereof, und provided with :x vertical opening therein for receiving :i pin ll, by nieans eli' which s elevis l2 is secured to Specification of Let-ters Patent. Application filed october I6, 1913.

double tree.. Ineens Patented Aug. 11, 1914. sei-iai no.

block, ai double tree 13 being pi'voted between the outer spaced ears 14; of the clevis by ineens ol e pin l5. n i guido bloei: 1G provided with Hongos 17 siinilur te linnges 1U, is secured between bers in spaced relation to the block O and, between said blocks is slidebly positioned en adjusting post l preferably squared in cross section, said post provided on its faces adjacent 'the bars o' with recesses 19 in which set screws which are threaded 1through the bars 6 are adopted to be seated, for holding` the tongue clamp in tion on the adjusting post.

The post is provided with it Central Openingm El extending there through, for receivingI :i kinepin :2Q having enlarged heed 23 pr vided with. spaced ears 24 between which seeuredby ineens of a bolt 25, a truck tongue 2li. The lower end ei' the kinT pin extends below the adjusting post and into a recess formed in the body of a yoke 2'? provided with spaced arins 28 lind between which o wheel 29 pivoted, said pin being secured in place in said yoke by ineens of set screws 3G.

interposed on. the loingpin between the adjusting' post nud the yoke :ire a pair of oppositeiy disposed disks 3l. provided with annuler grooves in their opposing` faces in Which grooves :ire seated e plurality of ball bearings 32, whereby the friet-ion incident to the turning of the guide Wheel is ininirnized. ln order to :adjust the tongue clamp for siujiporting tongues of dill'ercnt heights, the set screws 20-ere retracted the recess l), nt the required height.

Although l have described the preferred, embodiment ot inv invention l may desire to make such chang in the ';onibination, construction, and arrangement of parts es do not deport fron: the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having' thusfully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A tongue truck comprising an adjust ingr post, n tongue chimp, suid post provided with recesses therein, set screws in said clamp adapted to be seated in said recesses for adjusting seid clump on seid post, a tor supporting said double tree on seid clamp, means spaced from seid double tree :ulupted to ooziet therewith for guiding said the clump in its ndjustinents on seid post, a.

adjusted posi-A zind are reset in f' supporting' nie-ans 1w CTI guide. wheel, :L yoke in which Suid guide, wheel is pvoted, a king' rotuuble in Said pm s. m16 secured in ssa-1d yoke, und a tongue secured to said pin.

F3. A tongue truck comprising :L tongue clamp having spaced guide blocks therein, :1 vertically adjustab@ post mounted in smid tongue clamp, and between. Suid guida blocks, having z; plurality of csses uexen.. and a wrflca. cent'aly dsnose Orifice4 there- 'Liu ug-h, ze. king 'bali mounte/ in said orco, 9. yoke mssmber aiiacne to the lows-1" sind of said. king bolt and having a. gufe wheel mmmed therein, devis umnecie. to said tongue, clamp, and a tongu@ Connected to said king bolt.

33. A orrgue tuck mmlpi-sng adjus'gaby mounted post, a king bolt running through said post, s. horizontally rotutub yoke conneoed to said king bult, and. monniint; u. guide Wheel therein, `and an antf '501ml devise mounted on Said kng boh. and pQsii-ioned between said yk@ and smid ensei Longue truck comprising a ongue dan n. having spaced guido Mofas therein, und 'l n` Jerimlly :xd-

)le post mounted in said Longue clamp bnl@ hhhs of said tongue damp und seated in' 

